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06 Feb 17:00

⚽️ New Session 763: Switch Play to Penetrate

Session 763 is a 3-part session designed to improve players' ability to switch play and penetrate defences. It is suitable for 9 players aged 14 and above and does not require a goalkeeper. 🎉

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06 Feb 12:23

🔥 New Session 762: Penetrating Passes

This 3-part session, suitable for 10 players at an intermediate level, focuses on breaking defensive lines with precise forward passing, developing technique, awareness, and movement to play and receive under pressure. 🙌

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05 Feb 12:50

⚽️ Switch and Penetrate Game | 83-P3

This practice focuses on switching the point of attack to unbalance the opposition and exploit gaps to create scoring opportunities. With support from neutral players, teams work to circulate the ball, draw defenders out of position, and penetrate effectively into wide areas to score. 🙌

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Switch and Penetrate Game |...

00:00 Intro00:10 Practice Breakdown00:33 Key Point 1: Draw...

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04 Feb 12:12

⚽️ Combine and Run in Behind to Finish | 95-P3

This dynamic practice takes place in a compact area and focuses on developing players’ passing accuracy, first touch, and finishing. It challenges players to move sharply around mannequins, execute precise touches, and finish quickly. A great way to activate your players passing & finishing. 🔥

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Combine & Run in Behind to ...

00:00 Intro00:07 Practice Breakdown00:28 Key Point 1: Focus on...

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03 Feb 13:25

🔥 4 V 4 + 2 Breakout Possession Game | 99-P5

Happy Monday, Coaches! 🎉

We kick off this week with an engaging rondo-based practice that develops support play and penetrating possession to break lines and finish. Ideal for enhancing movement, combination play, and clinical finishing under pressure. Let us know if you use this practice this week. 🙌

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4 V 4 + 2 Breakout Possessi...

00:00 Intro00:09 Practice Breakdown00:27 Key Point: Adopt Open...

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31 Jan 16:30

A) Tactical Focus – Focus on opposition analysis, set-piece strategies, and clear tactical instructions.
44 %
B) Mental Preparation Focus – Build confidence through team talks, visualisation, and resilience training.
28 %
C) Physical Readiness Focus – Manage workload to keep players sharp while avoiding fatigue.
0 %
D) Team Cohesion Focus – Strengthen unity through communication, trust, and shared responsibility.
11 %
E) Game Management Focus – Plan for different scenarios to ensure adaptability on match day
6 %
F) A combination of a few of these - let us know in the comments below! ⬇️
11 %
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Thanks for sharing paul bryan ! What age group are you coaching? 

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30 Jan 12:18

⚽️ Defending as a Midfield Three | 69-P10

This phase of play sharpens the defensive awareness of a midfield three, focusing on staying compact, protecting central spaces, and linking effectively with the top-line press. Players develop key defensive responsibilities, learning how to set traps and regain possession in central areas before launching quick counter-attacks. 🙌

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Defending as a Midfield Thr...

00:00 Intro00:09 Practice Breakdown00:32 Key Point 1:...

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29 Jan 13:54

🎉 Compact Midfield to Stop Forward Passes | 69-P5

This rondo based practice focuses on defensive principles for a three-player midfield, emphasising compactness, blocking forward passing lanes, and quick transitions. Let us know how your players get on with this one. 💪

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Compact Midfield to Stop Fo...

00:00 Intro00:09 Practice Breakdown00:27 Dribble the Ball Out...

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28 Jan 12:27

⚽️ Protect the Pockets - Technical | 69-P1

This technical practice emphasises passing, recovery runs, and defensive actions, focusing on intercepting or blocking passes into midfield pockets. Players are required to react quickly after completing a pass into the mini-goal, sprinting across to attempt to block the next pass from entering the net. Let us know how your players got on with this one! 🙌

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Protect the Pockets - Techn...

00:00 Intro00:14 Practice Breakdown00:31 Key Point 1: Quick...